Best Integrated, period.

the best buy // simaudio i5 and hegel h80

Hands down the Musical Fidelity m6 500i. It kills the Mcintosh stuff

The Jeff Rowland Continuum S2 is comparable to some of the very best separates IMHO. By far the best integrated I've ever heard.

The new Exemplar Audio Exception integrated is smokin good. The preamp is total high end and at only 50 watts is will surprise you.

I agree with you HighEndBob, I heard the Rowland S2 at RMAF 2013, and found it to be an amazingly resolving and musical device... And it can take an optional phono or DAC card for only a few hundred dollars more. Roy Gregory posted a very favorable review of Continuum S2 the Audio Beat last January:

http://www.theaudiobeat.com/equipment/jeff_rowland_continuum_s2.htm

A good amount of information on Continuum S2 can also be found at:

http://jeffrowlandgroup.com/kb/categories.php?categoryid=211

If I were not spoiled by my Rowland M925 monos, I would consider Continuum S2 extremely seriously.... And with its 400W per side into 4 Ohms essentially doubling into 4 Ohms, it should drive my beloved Vienna Die Muzik with true grace.

Guido